Flora Annie Steel

The Curse of Eve

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Produktbeschreibung

¿The Curse of Eve¿ is a 1929 romance novel by English writer Flora Annie Steel (1847¿1929). This vintage book is highly recommended for those with an interest in Victorian romance fiction and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Steel's wonderful work. Steel lived in British India for 22 years and is best known for her many novels set in or related to the country. She was perhaps most interested in the classes of Indian society, and giving birth to a daughter afforded her the opportunity to interact with local women and learn their language. Her interest in education¿particularly that of women¿furnished her with a fantastic insight into Indian culture, life, and character; which she drew on to create masterful true-to-life depictions of Indian life under British rule. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Miss Stuart's Legacy¿ (1893). ¿Tales of the Punjab¿ (1894), and ¿The Flower of Forgiveness¿ (1894). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory essay from ¿The Garden Of Fidelity - Being The Autobiography of Flora Annie Steel¿ by R. R. Clark.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781528716437
• ISBN-10: 1528716434
• Artikelnr.: 60593791

Autorenporträt

Flora Annie Steel (1847 - 1929) was an English writer, who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set there or otherwise connected with the sub-continent. Flora Annie Steel was interested in relating to all classes of Indian society. The birth of her daughter gave her a chance to interact with local women and learn their language. She encouraged the production of local handicrafts and collected folk-tales, a collection of which she published in 1894. Her interest in schools and the education of women gave her a special insight into native life and character. A year before leaving India, she coauthored and published The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook, giving detailed directions to European women on all aspects of household management in India. In 1889 the family moved back to Scotland and she continued her writing there. Some of her best work, according to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, is contained in two collections of short stories, From the Five Rivers and Tales of the Punjab. Her novel On the Face of the Waters (1896) describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny. She also wrote a popular history of India.